2021 UK Proxy Season – the most ESG-focused ever?
July 2, 2021
Minerva’s latest presentation covering the 2021 UK proxy voting season is available to watch now on our Bright Talk page!
CEO Sarah Wilson and Stewardship Director Fran Lopez …
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23% of shareholders backed a resolution to align MUFG with the Paris Climate Agreement
July 2, 2021
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG) shareholders have defeated a proposal to better align the business with global climate change targets, but the 23% …
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Tech giants resist adding ESG to financial reports
June 25, 2021
Leading global tech groups are resisting plans to include ESG disclosures in financial statements to US regulators.
Tech giants including Microsoft, Alphabet, Amazon, and Facebook have written to the …
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Japan’s regulator urged to toughen ESG rules
June 25, 2021
Japan’s financial watchdog, the Financial Services Agency (FSA), should introduce a new code of conduct for ESG data providers and build a platform to monitor ESG-related bonds, according to an …
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CDP attracts record support for environmental reporting work
June 25, 2021
The Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) has attracted record support for its 2021 campaign for corporate environmental reporting.
The non-profit group said this week that 168 investors and financial institutions …
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FCA signals the expansion of climate disclosure rules
June 25, 2021
The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published plans to extend climate-related disclosures to all companies listed on London’s main stock market as well as to all asset managers, …
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G7 indexes falling short as countries support TCFD
June 18, 2021
A new report written by the United Nations Global Compact (UNGC) and CDP ahead of the Group of 7 (G7) and the UNGC leaders summit has found that the …
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CFO Taskforce commits to SDG-aligned investing
June 18, 2021
This week at the United Nations Global Compact (UNGC) Leaders Summit, the UNGC CFO Taskforce for the SDGs announced that a total of 58 companies are now signatories to their …
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SEC unveils Spring regulatory agenda
June 18, 2021
The regulator’s short-term plans reflect its legislative ambitions since entering office
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has filed its Spring 2021 regulatory agenda, outlining short- and long-term regulatory actions that administrative …
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